Among its many destructive consequences, the illicit trade in tobacco products: Deprives governments of tax revenues Exposes consumers to unregulated products often manufactured in unsanitary conditions Poses a security threat by providing a major source of income for transnational criminal organizations Encourages corruption and threatens the rule of law Reduces the effectiveness of public health policies designed to discourage smoking, with unregulated, substandard quality and non-compliant products Makes it easier for minors to access tobacco products Undermines the legitimate industrys business How big is the problem of illicit trade
However, ongoing research continues to evaluate their long-term effects
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Advertising Created & Continues to Drive the Menthol Tobacco Market: Methods Used by the Industry to Target Youth, Women, & Black Americans, a recent report from the American Heart Association and the Stanford Research into the Impact of Tobacco Advertising, details the tobacco industrys deceptive and targeted marketing of menthol cigarettes to Black communities, women, and youth, which has resulted in disproportionately higher rates of menthol cigarette use among these groups
This legislation is commonly known as T21 and covers all tobacco-containing products
